Cooking with fresh herbs can be quite a treat not only for the chef but for the people who get to taste the food. Fresh herbs bring forth a bolder, tastier flavor that dried herbs would never be able to match. For this reason alone, you should try to plant an indoor organic herb garden. You could have success with kits like the chia herb garden or on your own with natural plant food, fertilizers and your favorite herbs planted in pots.

What Organic Really Means

In terms of your indoor organic herb garden, this means your herbs are grown without any unnatural substances like pesticides. Natural solutions are often used instead of man-made ones and could include incorporating compost to enrich your potting soil or using cow dung or fish parts to serve as fertilizer. With the fertilizing boost, the herbs tend to grow smaller and look a bit puny too.

The key to a successful indoor organic herb garden is the soil. The soil should be full of nutrients and the fertilizers mentioned before are very important. The three main ingredients you need for rich soil is nitrogen, potassium (potash) and phosphorous. The nitrogen strengthens the stem and leaves of the herbs while the phosphorous are important to root health as well as flowering. The potassium in the soil of your indoor organic herb garden plays a key role in the plants' overall health. Fish meal, bat guano, bone meal, seaweed and kelp are just a few natural ingredients that can make a difference in growing your herbs.

Planting the herbs in pots indoors, you should understand that your indoor organic herb garden needs rich, well-drained soil in addition to the occasional fertilizing session. They require just a little moisture so when you water the herbs, do not saturate the soil. Sunlight is very important so your herb garden location should be in an area that soaks in a good portion of the sun's rays each day. Without adequate sunlight, your herbs would look sickly instead of a lush, hardy green appearance.

Having an indoor organic herb garden means you don't ever have to cook another boring meal again. A pinch of basil and oregano can make a marinara sauce pop while fresh cilantro, garlic and chives could turn into a great tasting salsa or even a salad. Fresh herbs definitely make all the difference in your cooking. Avoiding chemicals like pesticides and incorporating natural ingredients into the soil and fertilizer ensures a successful indoor organic herb garden.